After the Bullfight

1873

Mary Cassatt chose a quintessentially Spanish subject, executing this composition of a bullfighter, or torero, in full regalia during an extended stay in Seville. Having trained in Philadelphia and Paris, Cassatt ventured to Spain to study the country’s Renaissance and Baroque works and to follow the path of French avant-garde artists like Édouard Manet.

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Artist

Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)

Date

1873

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

110.5 × 93.4 cm (43 1/2 × 36 3/4 in.)

Origin

Seville

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Sterling Morton